that's like talking about the levees in new orleans today without every mentioning hurricane katrina. no one would do it. it is nonsensical. in fact there is usually so little context provided about dodd-frank that you would think that it was the product of a immaculate conception. there was no antecedent event that is amazing. that's why when opponents talk about growth rates, what was the date he started with? 2010. nothing happened before that. it is inexplicable, right? so of course, while not often mentioned the dodd-frank act was passed because of the 2008-2009 financial crisis which was the worst financial crisis since the great crash of 1929 and it delivered is the worst economy since the great depression of the '30s. how come it is so rarely mentioned? because the financial industry, its lawyers, lobbyists, allies and the broader influence industry that it has purchased has been wildly successful in changing the subject and the debate from the financial crisis, wall street's role in it, and the cost to the country. two, drum roll, the financial reform law, regulations impleme